Non-adjusted and adjusted OR for atopic and non-atopic asthma symptoms, according to individual, maternal and family environment characteristics (N=1013)
| Variables | Atopic asthma symptoms (N=131) | Non-atopic asthma symptoms (N=138) | ||
| Co-variates | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Male sex | 0.80 (0.52 to 1.24) | – | 1.18 (0.81 to 1.72) | – |
| Age ≤7 years | 1.72 (1.11 to 2.66) | – | 2.13 (1.41 to 3.22) | – |
| History of pneumonia | 2.28 (1.38 to 3.78) | – | 2.14 (1.36 to 3.39) | – |
| Maternal characteristics | ||||
| History of asthma | 3.70 (1.96 to 6.98) | – | 1.67 (1.02 to 2.76) | – |
| Primary level of education | 1.22 (0.69 to 2.18) | – | 2.02 (1.18 to 3.45) | – |
| More than primary level of education | 0.97 (0.59 to 1.59) | – | 1.46 (0.91 to 2.34) | – |
| Family income <1 MW | 1.05 (0.58 to 1.89) | – | 1.47 (0.81 to 2.67) | – |
| Family income ≥1<2 MW | 0.90 (0.48 to 1.71) | – | 1.17 (0.61 to 2.24) | – |
| Family environment | ||||
| Exposure to tobacco | 1.16 (0.72 to 1.87) | – | 1.22 (0.80 to 1.85) | – |
| Exposure to mould | 1.29 (0.82 to 2.03) | – | 1.73 (1.14 to 2.63) | – |
| Number of children ≥2 | 1.23 (0.80 to 1.88) | – | 0.87 (0.59 to 1.27) | – |
| Psychosocial factors | ||||
| Suspected CMD | 2.01 (1.31 to 3.11) | 1.74 (1.12 to 2.71) | 1.97 (1.35 to 2.86) | 1.73 (1.17 to 2.55) |
| High affective support | 0.82 (0.51 to 1.31) | 0.85 (0.52 to 1.37) | 0.65 (0.43 to 0.96) | 0.67 (0.45 to 1.01) |
| High material support | 0.76 (0.48 to 1.19) | 0.76 (0.48 to 1.20) | 0.64 (0.43 to 0.95) | 0.63 (0.42 to 0.95) |
| High positive social interaction | 0.98 (0.62 to 1.55) | 1.02 (0.64 to 1.63) | 0.69 (0.46 to 1.02) | 0.69 (0.46 to 1.03) |
| High emotional support | 0.76 (0.47 to 1.23) | 0.82 (0.50 to 1.35) | 0.83 (0.55 to 1.26) | 0.88 (0.57 to 1.34) |
| High informational support | 0.98 (0.61 to 1.56) | 0.96 (0.60 to 1.55) | 0.61 (0.41 to 0.90) | 0.60 (0.40 to 0.90) |
The bold values represent the statistically significant p values.
↵* Adjusted for education, maternal history of asthma, exposure to mould, child's age and history of pneumonia.
CMD, common mental disorder.